What Beechams All in One Liquid 160ml does?

Beechams All in One Liquid 160ml is used for the short-term relief of the symptoms of colds, chills, and flu with chesty coughs. These symptoms include headache, shivers, aches and pains, blocked nose and painful sinuses, catarrh, sore throat, and a chesty, productive cough. This medicine contains three active ingredients. Paracetamol is a painkiller and reduces your temperature when you have a fever. Guaifenesin is an expectorant that loosens phlegm and relieves a chesty cough. Phenylephrine hydrochloride is a decongestant that unblocks your nose and sinuses helping you breathe more easily.

Take special care with Beechams All in One

1. Do not drink alcohol while using Beechams All in One.
2. Beechams All in One contains 19% v/v ethanol (alcohol) i.e. up to 3g per dose, equivalent to 76 ml beer, 32 ml wine per dose. This could be harmful if you suffer from alcoholism. This should also be considered in pregnant or breast feeding women, children and patients with liver disease or epilepsy.
3. This product may cause dizziness. If affected do not drive or operate machinery.
4. Contains sunset yellow (E110) which may cause allergic-type reactions.
5. The amount of alcohol in Beechams All in One may alter the effects of other medicines.
6. The amount of alcohol in Beechams All in One may impair your ability to drive or use machines.
7. This medicine contains 2 g propylene glycol in each 20ml dose.
8. Beechams All in One contains 4.7 g sorbitol. Sorbitol is a source of fructose. If your doctor has told you that you have an intolerance to some sugars or if you have been diagnosed with hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI), a rare genetic disorder in which a person cannot break down fructose, talk to your doctor before you take this medicine.
9. Do not give to children under 16 years.